under-downn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndədaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌdaʊn/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(c).

The down below the outer feathers of birds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > down or down-feather > below outer feathers

coat-feathers1585

under-down1842

1842 J. B. Fraser Mesopot. & Assyria xv. 363 Cold winters..have every where the effect of lengthening the hair or fleece of animals, or of supplying them with an under-down.

1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 42 Where the eider ducks..build nests with the soft under-down plucked from their own bosoms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-down
释义	under-downn. Brit. /ˈʌndədaʊn/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌdaʊn/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(c). The down below the outer feathers of birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > down or down-feather > below outer feathers coat-feathers1585 under-down1842 1842 J. B. Fraser Mesopot. & Assyria xv. 363 Cold winters..have every where the effect of lengthening the hair or fleece of animals, or of supplying them with an under-down. 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 42 Where the eider ducks..build nests with the soft under-down plucked from their own bosoms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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